Genesis 34:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.”
Genesis 34:17 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 34:179 words
וְאִםwəʾimAnd lo!
לֹאlōʾNot
תִשְׁמְעוּtišəməʿûHear
אֵלֵינוּʾēlênûNear
לְהִמּוֹלləhimwōlTo cut
וְלָקַחְנוּwəlāqaḥənûAnd take
אֶתʾet—
בִּתֵּנוּbitēnûDaughter
וְהָלָכְנוּwəhālāḵənûAnd walk
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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